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OSCAR HAMMERS'IEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-ROLLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,065, date-d May 17,1887.

Application filed July 16, 1886. Serial No. 208,167. (No model.) v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, a resident of New York city, inthe county and State of New York, haveinvented an Improved Cigar-RollingMachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being made to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is atop View of my improved cigar-rolling machine. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross section of the same on the line c, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlargedcross-section on the line k is, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a top View, on anenlarged scale, of the sectional thimble in which the point of the cigaris rolled. Fig. 5 is a similar view, partly in section, of the same.Fig. 6 is a top view of a modified form of said thimble. Fig. 7 is a topview, partly in sec tion, of the pivoted finger for winding the wrapperaround the bunch.

This invention relates to certain improvements on the cigar-rollingmachine which is described in an application for a patent filed by meFebruary 1, 1886, and allowed February13, 1886, the said applicationbeing known as Serial No. 190,555, and granted August 31, 1886, No.345,206.

One object of my present invention is toimprove the thimble within whichthe point of the cigar is formed, so that any excess of wrapper beyondthe point proper of the cigar may be avoided.

In machinemade cigars one principal difficulty has been to form afirmand symmetrical point. Ordinarily when the wrapper is wound on the bunchit will be applied with a greater or less degree of looseness just atthe point, and when afterward the cigar is dry an objectionableprotrusion will appear, which reduces the value of the cigar.

My invention in this respect consists in the point-reeeiving thirnble ofthe cigar-rolling machine made in sections, and in a cutter applied toone of the sections, and in one of the sections being movable, so thatthe thimble can be opened and closed by the operator and any protrudingportion of the wrapper cutoff, and in the thinible operatedindependently of the cigar-forming mechanism, all as hereinafter morefully described.

Another object of the present invention refers to the wrapper-windingfinger, which, in

tact of the finger with the wrapper and bunch will cause the finger torevolve independently of the shaft. By this means I avoid tearing thewrappers, which is sometimes occasioned when the finger is rigidlyconnected with the shaft.

A third object of my invention pertains to the table on which thewrapper is slid or conveyed to the rolling mechanism, this table beingin the present instance provided with a pivoted carrier-plateso thatfriction between the wrapper and the table may be avoided.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents the frame of themachine,- B, the curved plate or table on which the wrapper is to beplaced; 0, the roller under the curl b of said table; D, the thimblc forforming the point of the cigar, and E and F the rollers which, beingparallel with the roller G, serve to roll the cigar. G is the frame inwhich the top roller, F, is hung; H, the latch for holding said frame Gin the locked position; I, the sliding shaft which, carrying a pinion,f, conveys motion to the rollers G, E, and F, the said sliding shaftcarrying the pivoted finger J, for-winding the wrapper around the bunch.These parts so far named, with the particular exceptions hereinafterstated, are substantially like the parts having corresponding letters ofreference that are referred to in my said patout. The exceptions towhich I refer, and by which my present invention is distinguished fromthat described in the said former patent, relate, first, to theconstruction of the thiinble D; second, to the connection of the fingerJ to the sliding shaft I, and, third, to the attachment of a pivotedplate, L, to the table B.

First, as to the thimble D. This thimble, instead of being made in onepiece, as 1'11 my patentreferred to, is made in two pieces, of whichone, a, is fixed or rigidly attached to the frame A, while the otherpart, d, is mova ble, so that it can either be placed in the positionshown in Fig. 4, for making the perfected thimble, or in the positionshown in Fig. 5, for opening the thimblc. The movable part (Z of thisimproved thimble is connected by a link, 6, with a lever, g, and carriesaknife, h,which is secured thereto. WVhen the machine is in operation,the thimble will be held open at first, as in-Fig. 5, for the purpose ofreceiving the end of the bunch and the first winding of the wrapper.After the wrapper has been wound around the bunch, the attendant, takinghold of the handle pushes the part d of the thimble into the closedposition, as in Fig. 4, and at the same time moves the knife h along, sothat any part of the wrapper whichmay protrude beyond the point of thethimble will be cut off. \Vhen the thimble has thus been closed, itentirely embraces the point of the cigar, and after the protrudingportion of the wrapper is detached from the cigar the cigar is once morerolled, so as to produce a perfect point.

Instead of making the part a of the thimble D stationary and the part (Zmovable, both parts a and 61 may be made movable, in which case each mayhave a knife or cutter, 71, all as shown in Fig. 6, the said movablesections of the thimble being in that case connected with alever, g",and toggle mechanism It", for jointly moving the sections of the thimbleapart or together.

Second, as to the finger J. The same is connected by its shank n to ablock, 0, which is pivoted in the fork ed end of a sleeve or carrier,M,which is swiveled tothe end of the sliding shaft I, as is clearlyshown in Fig. 7. The connection between the finger J and the swiveledsleeve M is the same as the connection which is described in the saidpatent, and clearly shown in side View in that patent as existing inthat case between the finger J and the shaft I; but,

a by swiveling the sleeve M to the shaft I, I obtain the advantage ofpreventing the tearing of the wrapper, because the finger J'will becarried along by frictional contact only, and not by positive connectionwith the shaft I- that is, if the resistance of the wrapper isgreaterthan the friction between the parts I and M, the part J willremain stationary.

Thirdly, I pivot a plate, L, at p to the table B, said plate L beingintended to receive upon it the wrapper that is to be rolled in themachine-that is to say, the plate L lies on top of the table 13 andconnects by a pin, g, which extends through a slot, 1', on said table,with a rod, 8, that is connected by the pivot p with said table B.

The operator. places a wrapper upon the plate L in proper position, andthen, instead of sliding the wrapper directly on the table, as washeretofore necessary, merely moves the plate L along around its pivot11, thereby bringing the wrapper which is 011 said plate into thesuccessive proper positions. Thus the straining and tearing of thewrapper in the act of rolling is avoided.

In this application I claim nothing that is here shown but not claimed,,butis claimed in my said patent.

I claim- 1. In a cigar rolling machine, a point-receiving thimble, D,separate from and operated independently of the cigar-forming mechanism,the said thimble being composed of a movable part, d, and stationarypart a, in combination with mechanism for moving said part d,substantially as described.

2. In a cigar-rolling machine, a point-1e ceiving thimble, D,.having amovable part, (I, with a knife, h, attached thereto, the said thimblebeing separate from and adapted to be operated independently of thecigar-forming mechanism, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the slidingshaft I with the swiveled sleeve M,with the pivoted block 0, which it carries, the pivoted finger J,carried by the block 0, and with. the forming-rolls O, E, and F,substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

4. The combination of the wrapper-table B of a cigar-rollingmachine withthe independently-movable plate L, placed on top of said table andpivoted thereto, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown anddescribed.

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES G. M. THOMAS, HARRY M. TURK.

